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intimidates

intimidates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of intimidate.

Meaning of intimidate

Verb

intimidate (third-person singular simple present intimidates, present participle intimidating, simple past and past participle intimidated)

  1. (transitive) To make timid or afraid; to cause to feel fear or nervousness; to deter, especially by threats of violence.
    • He's trying to intimidate you. If you ignore him, hopefully he'll stop.

Questions about intimidates

What is intimidates the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Intimidates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of intimidate.

Words near intimidates in the dictionary

  1. intimator
  2. intimators
  3. intime
  4. intimidate
  5. intimidated
  6. intimidates
  7. intimidating
  8. intimidatingly
  9. intimidation
  10. intimidations
  11. intimidative

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